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The value of sketching

December 04, 2008 at 8:13 pm

I've noticed a real surge in people advocating the use of simple sketching recently; putting more value on design in the early stages of a project. This is great news for us designers. But I was wondering how this significant change has come about.

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The importance of design metrics

December 03, 2008 at 8:22 pm

Good design is hard to quantify. If design is effective in communicating to its audience it becomes transparent; you simply don't notice it at all. If you don't believe me just stop to think about how you use motorway and road signage. I'd be willing to bet you don't think about its design at all when driving, just the information it communicates. An example of great information design.

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